Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 14-08-2017 and time 14:37:09 (UTC) in region Costa Ligure centro orientale (Genova)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure centro orientale (Genova), on

  • 14-08-2017 14:37:09 (UTC)
  • 14-08-2017 16:37:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4150, 8.7930 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Mele GE 5 2725 2725
Arenzano GE 9 11519 14244
Genova GE 11 586655 600899
Masone GE 12 3679 604578
Cogoleto GE 12 9172 613750
Ceranesi GE 13 3875 617625
Campomorone GE 13 6996 624621
Serra Riccò GE 16 7885 632506
Campo Ligure GE 16 2955 635461
Mignanego GE 16 3675 639136
Sant'Olcese GE 16 5906 645042
Urbe SV 18 700 645742
Varazze SV 18 13251 658993
Tiglieto GE 18 546 659539
Rossiglione GE 19 2779 662318

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
27 Km E of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
57 Km S of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
71 Km SE of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
89 Km W of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.0 2017-08-14
14:37:09
44.4152 8.7928 11 2018-07-06
15:40:36
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 52517571
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2017-08-14
14:37:09
44.3272 8.814 1 2017-08-14
14:54:22
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 49022711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-08-14 14:37:09 ± 0.14
Latitude 44.4152 ± 0.0162
Longitude 8.7928 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 52517571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1810
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 920
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 350
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12591
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.84266
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 52517571
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-12-11 10:39:28

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 49022711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-08-14 14:54:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLMA.HHE. 2017-08-14T14:37:26.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 93.5397 50 0.58 58
IV.IMI.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:25.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 90.9423 50 0.39 61
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:23.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 78.0663 50 0.31 63
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:21.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 66.7776 50 -0.33 64
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:19.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 58.497 50 -0.52 62
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:18.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 24.0537 50 -0.55 44
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:18.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 49.8168 50 -0.36 88
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:16.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 36.8298 50 -0.12 94
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:15.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 13.9749 128 -0.23 48
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:15.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 24.0537 50 0.59 86
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2017-08-14T14:37:13.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 13.9749 128 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.RNCA.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00009065000000000001 1.62 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:16.12
GU.RNCA.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000563 1.14 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:17.27
IV.QLNO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000334 0.58 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:23.54
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00002705 0.74 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:23.30
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00003595 1.36 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:23.97
GU.PCP.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00004935 0.44 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:24.23
IV.QLNO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000032850000000000006 0.34 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:24.34
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006225 0.6 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:25.30
GU.PCP.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000029999999999999997 1.24 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:26.67
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000012400000000000002 1.36 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:26.93
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001145 0.4 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:31.56
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000014599999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2017-08-14T14:37:38.67
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